Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-21

| only kept in the Liberal Ministry to play the
| part or the skeleton at ancient Egyptian pan
| quets.
| SENATOR JOHN p. JONES, of Nevada, is
spending few days at the Hoffman. He is
| looking remarkably well, and 10 IS easily to
| be seen from the happy oppression Of his face,
that he Ia again in easy circumstances. only
short time ago he was $4,000, 600 worse on
Than nothing, and now he is again several
times millionaire. He has just made save
RAJ millions out Of the recent increase in Cal
! ifornia mining stock. He mas but recently
returned from California. and says that the
mining excitemen. Is still ut feverheat. Min
ing stocks are still advancing. Consolidated
Virginia stock that sold for $40 month ago
isnow quoted at $40. "WhiIe we are taking
out great deal OF mineral" said the Sena-
tor, cit does not justify such large increase
in the price Of stocks. Every class of peop'e
out there are given to stock speculation. and
the revival In mining has set them wild. 1t
was generally supposed that the Consolidated
turned out $500, 900 900 could have purchased
| 1t for $50 900, and after that l could have
| bought II for $50 900. And just think the mine
| only covers 1000 square feet of ground. No,
mining in California has not been as profita-
bic for many years as tits to day"
| A GENTLEMAN who has recently seen ex-
Senator William Pitt Kellogg IN the West
| SAYS that he is one of the most successful Of
| the southern men who made up, after recon
strucuon. the small carpetOag element IN the
Senate from the South He Is supposed to be
| worth somew here in the neighborhOod of
! $l,G00,O00. He owns large amount Of real
estate IN W Washington and has Il good deal of
| property in Chicago. He owns one entire
| block in the business portion OF another city.
! lie also owns some very valuable land in Ne
| bTaska. He was Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court in Nebraska before the war, when 1t
was Territory. He traded off at that time
| pair of horses Tor seven acres Of land in The
| neighborhoOd of Omaha The other day he
! sold a lot from 1t for $5S.000. This represents
the best price ever paid tor any pair OF Ordi-
nary horses on record. When Mr.. kellogg
made the purchase he drove out TO view the
land, and when he made the trade the owner
Of the land took the horses at once, and Mr..
Kellogg had hard time tramping back. He
did not think much OF his purchase and has
! been very near selling it number of times.
The whole tract to-day is said to be worth
somewhere in the neIghborhood of $4,000.
THE South has sent TO Washington this
winter some of her fairest
representatives in her daughters
who are passing the winter there. Miss Hamp-
ton OF South Carolina, daughter of the Sena-
tor from South Carolina; Miss Brown, the
daughter Of the Senator from Georgia; Miss
George. daughter of the Senator from Mis-
Sissippl: the Misses Butler, dauGnters of the
Senator from South Carolina: Miss Eusts.
| daughter Of the Senator from Louisiana; MIR.
Benton Mcmillan and Miss Pauline Acklen of
| Tennessee; the Misses Richardson, daughters
OF the member from Tennessee: Miss Doughty.
1 d.
! Miss Stella Evans of TeuiIsssee, Miss Whit
| thorne, daughter of thelSaaator from Tennes
see; Miss Herbert of@AIhbaga, Mrs. McAdOo
| of New Jersey iwhO is a native OF Virginia.,
Mics Christmas Of North Earotiua a grand
| daughter Of Mrs, Gen. 7GAires- of New Or
| leans, whose famous stit4G familiar to the
world; Miss Holliday ahdShiss Beckham of
| Maryland, Miss TndkeFmSe Virginia. Miss
Muldrow of Mississi Rai q eaRd Miss Virginia
Mitchell OF Vest yiHglnia, niece OF Mrs.
T Ella s6d Mias Of ass Marjorie
! daughters OF the late Bishop Otey Of Ten
nessee.
THE Baltimore American of Tuesday prints
the following: "'President Cleveland is much
more likely to call an extra session of the
| Fiftieth Congress for the purpose OF securing
legislation on the subject of fOrtificati0ns Than
tariff, internal revenue, finance, or the dozen
| other subjects suggested said a Democratic
| senator this morning. The President he
| continued, is beginning to appreciate the
wisdom of the advice given him a couple of
I wears go by Mr.. Tllden. and he realizes that
| the people of New York are very greatly in
| earnest IN demanding something in the llrec-
! ton of coast detensee.i Has the President
sand anything to lead YOU to think he is con
! siderlng an extra session? Yes. More than
| a week ago | talked over with him the sinh.
| jects which ought to receive attention at the
| present session, and observed thar he dwelt
! with special emphasis on the necessity of
| coast projections - forifcauOns He said
/ they were demanded by the whole country
and that the citizens along our Eastern
| shores were annoying him great deal
/ about the matter, and he did not blame them
! and they were defenseess against assault
| ana were liable To be attacked BY some fishing
smack and made the subject of a foreign
power. lie referred to the chunks of Wis
| dom IN Mr.. 1ilden's letter as prophecy and
| am positive he is IN earnest about it, He
! doubtless would include that in his procIa-
| nation. were he to call an extra session
! which think is not probable. OF course, If
| an extra session was called to consider forth
! locations u would arouse suspicion that the
administration feared trouble with foreign
/ power, and there would he rumOrs of war and
| all that, Whlcn would be Undesirable. as il
! would produce depress on in certain
| values, but that ought not to be considered IL
we are In any unnecessary exposure"
Mr.. SToCKBRIDGE, the new Senator from
Michigan. is one of the lumber barops of that
State. Although he has a nominal residence in
Michigan, be spends the greater part Of his
time In Chicago, where b 8 principal Offices re
located. He has good house in that city.
and owns u large amount of property there
lie is In the ueighborhoOd of 60 wears of 0gp
lie is above medlum height and is very stout.
He has very large head, set off by a flowing
name OF while hair. A long, while palriarchs1
beard sweeps down from his broad face upun
his bury breast. lie Is "a man with a fair
business education. but no particular abiltts.
as "a speaker. He belongs to the same tvpe Of
mankind as his colleague, Tom Palmer, an
| other lumber baron. lie has the same ex-
| pdnslNo buFldCes ROOu nature, which often
! Is cover Tor an intense seltish.
ness. Mr.. StOckbrldge is fond of slappIne
! people upon the back, calling his political as
sociates by their first names and OF entertain
! ing them IN an apparently generous way.
! while ne himself Is having a good time. liz,
| Will make no speeches in the senate, but wi il
! simply become an active member of the mi !
| lloDaire wing of this Senatorial club He
! Will undoubtedly open NJ q big house i'm
| " ashington ana take his horses there He
! mas number OF hne horses and is very fond
OF fast driving: II mas been his ambition 20
! get INTO the senate for some ume. 1t 10 ap-
| parentiy the ambition OF nearly very man IN
tine west who has made large fortune TO
enter the Senate As the Gu m nation OF bis
career During the next to he last Senator-
ial canvass in Michigan, Mr.. Stock bridge was
| one of the prineip pal opponents TO MIR Ferrv
when the latter was defeated. The latter
was lumberman and had a great many
friends in the western part Of the state
These mon became incenHed at StocK bridoe
and would undoubtedIy have opposed nm I'm
tho last campaign If II had not been for tao
ties employed by him 10 change their oppcei-
ton into friendship. A year or SO 10 Ip
TOOK up lol Of ex-senator Ferry's debts and
PAD them NO oGe knows how much MONEY
he expended this way beyond those dirertly
Interested. The sum must have been large
Ihls echon upon the part of StockbridQc a.
cured Ferry support. Ferry turned in and
helped 10 elect hlm. All OF Ferry's frtenOs'
TOO, worked for Stockbridge. and with their
help ne carried his election. Every one in
mlchlgan was surprised to see the strength
that Mr.. ConRer developed toward The Inst
lie mad neglected his cnnvnas aud ,,,G =.